Dr. McKinstry is on Doximity
As a Doximity member you'll join over two million verified healthcare professionals in a private, secure network.
- Connect with other colleagues in the same hospital or clinic
- Search all U.S. specialist profiles and refer a patient
- Read the latest clinical news and earn CME/CEU credits
Office
510 S Kingshighway Blvd
Box 8131
Saint Louis, MO 63110Phone+1 314-362-7576Fax+1 314-362-7675- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Robert McKinstry is a radiologist in Saint Louis, MO and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital, and Siteman Cancer Center. He received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School and has been in practice 25 years. He specializes in neuroradiology and pediatric radiology and is experienced in diffusion tensor imaging, sickle-cell anemia, diffusion magnetic resonance imaging, autistic disorder, and brain development.
Education & Training
- Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumFellowship, Neuroradiology, 1997 - 1999
- Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumResidency, Radiology-Diagnostic, 1993 - 1997
- Massachusetts General HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 1992 - 1993
- Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1992
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPhD, Nuclear Eng: Radiological Sciences, 1984 - 1991
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPh.D., Radiological Sciences, 1984 - 1991
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyS.M., Nuclear Engineering, 1984 - 1986
- Boston UniversityB.S., Electrical Engineering, Summa Cum Laude, 1980 - 1984
Certifications & Licensure
- MO State Medical License 1997 - 2025
- MD State Medical License 2012 - 2017
- VA State Medical License 2012 - 2014
- American Board of Radiology Diagnostic Radiology
- American Board of Radiology Neuroradiology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Best Doctors in America BestDoctors.com, 2011
- Best Doctors in St. Louis Best Doctors Inc. & St. Louis Magazine, 2008
- Diagnostic Radiology Teacher of the Year Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, 2006
- Join now to see all
Clinical Trials
- MRI and Neurodevelopment in Preterm Infants Following Administration of High-Dose Caffeine Start of enrollment: 2008 Nov 01
- Neonatal Erythropoietin And Therapeutic Hypothermia Outcomes in Newborn Brain Injury (NEATO) Start of enrollment: 2013 Sep 01
- Evaluation of FDOPA-PET/MRI in Pediatric Patients With CNS Tumors Start of enrollment: 2013 Apr 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- White matter development and language abilities during infancy in autism spectrum disorder.McFayden, T., Rutsohn, J., Cetin, G., Forsen, E., Swanson, M., Meera, S., Wolff, J., Elison, J., Shen, M., Botteron, K., Dager, S., Estes, A., Gerig, G., McKinstry, R....> ;Molecular Psychiatry. 2024 Feb 21
- Enlarged Perivascular Spaces in Infancy and Autism Diagnosis, Cerebrospinal Fluid Volume, and Later Sleep Problems.Dea Garic, Robert C McKinstry, Joshua Rutsohn, Rebecca Slomowitz, Jason Wolff, Leigh C MacIntyre, Leigh Anne H Weisenfeld, Sun Hyung Kim, Juhi Pandey, Tanya St John, A...> ;JAMA Network Open. 2023 Dec 1
- Correlating Quantitative MRI-based Apparent Diffusion Coefficient Metrics with 24-month Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Neonates from the HEAL Trial.Evan Calabrese, Yvonne Wu, Aaron Wolfe Scheffler, Jessica L Wisnowski, Robert C McKinstry, Amit Mathur, Hannah C Glass, Bryan A Comstock, Patrick J Heagerty, Sandra E ...> ;Radiology. 2023 Sep 1
- Join now to see all
Journal Articles
- Archival Report Restricted and Repetitive Behavior and Brain Functional Connectivity in Infants at Risk for Developing Autism Spectrum DisorderAnnette M Estes, Joseph Piven, Natasha Marrus, Heather C Hazlett, Alexandre Todorov, Kelly N Botteron, Robert C McKinstry, Juhi Pandey, Bradley L Schlaggar, ScienceDirect
- Silent Infarcts in Sickle Cell Anemia Occur in the Borderzone Region and Are Associated with Low Cerebral Blood FlowLori C Jordan, Andria L Ford, Melanie E Fields, Robert C McKinstry, Michael R DeBaun, Blood
- Anxious/Depressed Symptoms are Linked to Right Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortical Thickness Maturation in Healthy Children and Young AdultsDucharme S, Albaugh MD, Hudziak JJ, Botteron KN, Nguyen TV, Truong C, Evans AC, Karama S; For the Brain Development Cooperative Group, Cereb Cortex, 1/7/2013
- Join now to see all
Books/Book Chapters
Lectures
- MR Imaging of Brain DevelopmentStanford School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA - 1/15/2015
- Pediatric CT Physics: A Radiologist's PerspectiveThe Hyatt Regency at the Arch, St. Louis, MO - 1/8/2015
- CT Dose Reduction in Pediatric Radiology: How We Decreased the Dose by HalfBig Cedar Lodge, Ridgedale, MO - 1/25/2014
- Join now to see all
Press Mentions
- Brain Tumors Occur Often in Kids with Common Genetic SyndromeAugust 8th, 2018
Hospital Affiliations
- Barnes-Jewish HospitalSaint Louis, Missouri
- Barnes-Jewish West County HospitalSaint Louis, Missouri
- St. Louis Children's HospitalSaint Louis, Missouri
- Christian HospitalSaint Louis, Missouri
- Barnes-Jewish St. Peters HospitalSaint Peters, Missouri
- Progress West HospitalO Fallon, Missouri
Viewing the full profile is available to verified healthcare professionals only.
Find your profile and take control of your online presence: